Clinical efficacy of levosimendan vs milrinone in preventing low cardiac output syndrome following pediatric cardiac surgery

Clinical efficacy of levosimendan vs milrinone in preventing low cardiac output syndrome following pediatric cardiac surgery

Background: Prophylactic milrinone is commonly used to prevent Low Cardiac Output Syndrome (LCOS) after pediatric cardiac surgery. This study compares the use of levosimendan with milrinone when used as the primary inotrope following pediatric cardiac surgery. Subjects and Methods: Forty infants un...

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Main Authors: Kaushik Jothinath, Soundaravalli Balakrishnan, Vijayakumar Raju, Shoba Menon, Jenit Osborn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
Subjects:
echocardiography
levosimendan
pediatric cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2021;volume=24;issue=2;spage=217;epage=223;aulast=Jothinath

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